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New Jersey Natural Gas&

Ventura Associates Intl LLC

Oil Conversion Incentives

NJ Natural Gas

New Jersey Natural Gas is the principal subsidiary of New Jersey Resources.

Fortune 1000 company

Provides reliable energy and natural gas services including transportation, distribution, and asset management.

Ventura Associates Intl LLC

Strategically-focused, legally precise online and offline

promotions.

Tactical development and flawless execution of:-Sweepstakes-Contests-Games

40+ years in business

11,118 sweepstakes, contest, games

$139,873,416 in prizes given away

Promo 100 marketing & promotions agency specializing in:

What We Do Counsel on program concept, execution and planning for any/all media

Prize structure recommendations

Rules and legal review

State registrations and surety bond (if applicable)

Online promotion hosting

Winner selection, clearance and correspondence

Program analytics and reporting

Prize procurement and fulfillment

You, too can win!

Listen Up!Look for your official entry forms, and

lets have some fun!

ENTER FOR YOUR CHANCE TO WIN A POWERFUL ENERGY

SAVING PRIZE!

Sweepstakes vs Contests

Promotions that award prizes on random chance.

Highly Regulated

Purchase not necessary

A promotion that awards prizes on the basis of skill demonstrated by each entrant

Highly Regulated

Purchase may be required in most states.

Prize Chance Consideration

Lottery X X X

Sweepstakes X X no purchase necessary

Contests X skill replaces chance X

Sweepstakes Versus Contests

New York Florida Rhode

Island

Prize Value: Over $5,000 Over $5,000 $500+ (Retail or online

retailer only)

Bonds or CD’s: Yes Yes No

Lead Time: 30 days 7 days 30 days

State Registrations:

CONTESTS

SWEEPSTAKES

Instant Game

NJNG “Win Big & Save” Sweepstakes

Four Winners get a home heating conversion worth up to $6,000.

We cover costs

New winner picked every two weeks

Better chance of winning the sooner the consumer entered

Marketing Tactics

Designed to build a database of potential leads

Questions on sweepstakes entry form served to drive quality prospects.

Reach consumers by using direct mail and internet based promotions.

Results

908 sweepstakes entries

UGI Sweepstakes

Largest gas utility in Pennsylvania with small electric utility

Three consecutive years, every spring• 2011 Rake in the Cash

• 2012 The Switch is On

• 2013 Do it for the Money

2011 “Rake in the Cash” Sweepstakes

Twelve winners of up to $2,000 rebate on the purchase of ANY natural gas hot water heater that replaces a non-gas water heater. Winners drawn weekly by outside administrator, Ventura Associates.

No requirements on efficiency, size, style, contractor, etc.

Paid for with shareholder dollars, not part of an approved efficiency program. Less than half the cost of previous year’s $300 rebate.

Marketing Tactics

Direct Mailing to 52,000 target customers in September.

Program website with benefits of gas hot water, video, online sweepstakes entry.

Pop-up message to online bill with link to website.

Postcard reminder mid-program to all prospects.

Additional sweepstakes entry forms available through call center.

12 weekly drawings of winners with names posted on website.

Initial Customer Mailer - Outside

Initial Customer Mailer - Inside

Mailer – Sweepstakes Information

Program Website Micro site for customers at:

www.UGIhotwater.com

Results

1,014 sweepstakes entries

UGI reimbursed winner up to $7,500 for purchase and installation of a natural gas heating system to replace a non-gas system

Winner permitted to purchase any natural gas heating system from the contractor of their choice

Entry form could only be accessed online after completing the UGI Home Heating Calculator accessible from www.ugi.com/switch

2012 “The Switch is On” Sweepstakes

Designed to educate consumers on how much they’ll save with natural gas by driving them to website landing page to find out how much they can save and enter to win a free furnace.

Additional goals of generating more qualified leads early in the spring and collecting email addresses from consumers interested in switching.

Multi-channel advertising campaign including TV, social media, paid search and web.

Direct mail and email focused on moving the considering prospects to commit.

Marketing Tactics:

TV Programming focused on saving money by switching to Natural Gas and encouraged interested consumers to complete the calculator and enter to win a new Natural Gas home heating system.

Promotion: TV

Promotion: Newspaper - Reasons

Promotion: Social Media

Banner on UGI.com home page

Gasline article for April 2012, RG version only

Promotion: UGI.com & Electronic Newsletter (RGs)

Promotion: Direct Mail

From the landing page, consumers can click through to: 1. Complete the home heating savings calculator and enter the sweepstakes2. Send an email form to check on gas availability 3. Download a free Conversion Guide that explains the benefits and steps to

switch to Natural Gas

Call To Action: Campaign Landing Page

Step 1:When the consumer clicks the “Show Me How Much I Can Save” icon on the Landing Page, they are directed to this page.

We’ve added a message about the sweepstakes to this page.

Sweepstakes: Calculator Intro Page

Step 3: Complete online entry form and hit submit

Sweepstakes: Entry Form

Results

1,419 sweepstakes entries

Spring 2013 “Do It For The Money” Sweepstakes

April 22nd through June 30th 2013 Win a free home heating system Savings up to $1,500 by switching to

natural gas Enter by clicking on “availability” form

and fill out simple online form.

Marketing Tactics

TV Newspaper Facebook Twitter Online Display advertising on various

websites including local news, sports, weather, etc.

Promoted Through

Spring Conversion Campaign - Newspaper

Call To Action: Campaign Landing Page

All promotion drives consumers to the campaign landing page. Several URLs are used to track success of each channel.

Sweepstakes Results

993 sweepstakes entries

Prize Giveaway

Rules- Must answer correctly

- Must be present at time of drawing

And the winner is…..

For More Info: Contact:

Marla Altberg CEO

Ventura Associates Intl LLC

(212)-302-8277 ext. 3003

maltberg@sweepspros.com

Bob Gallo

NJ Natural Gas

(732)-938-1143

BGallo@NJNG.com

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